P'Jum baptized at the beach in Hua Hin on May 17, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Baptisms in May
Note and Koy baptized at Canaan on May 29, 2011
P'Jum baptized at the beach in Hua Hin on May 17, 2011
P'Jum baptized at the beach in Hua Hin on May 17, 2011
Baptisms- Praise the Lord!
This month was a special month. We had 2 baptisms in the same month at different places. The first baptism was on May 17th, which was a Thai holiday, so we went to the beach in Hua Hin. 11 people from Canaan church went in a van and P'Jum was baptized. P'Jum has been a believer for a few years but had never really been discipled and was not an active church attender until recently. She has been coming now to Canaan every week for several months and decided she was ready to be baptized. Praise the Lord for her faithfulness!
The 2nd baptism was May 29 at Canaan Baptist Church. This is the first time they have used the baptism in the kitchen at Canaan in over 10+ years. We worked very hard on Saturday to get everything cleaned and ready for it. It turned out to be a beautiful event. Note and Koy were baptized on that day. Both of them have become believers within this past year. We met both of them at the BSC. Both of these young ladies are being discipled weekly and it's such a blessing to see them grow in their faith.
The 2nd baptism was May 29 at Canaan Baptist Church. This is the first time they have used the baptism in the kitchen at Canaan in over 10+ years. We worked very hard on Saturday to get everything cleaned and ready for it. It turned out to be a beautiful event. Note and Koy were baptized on that day. Both of them have become believers within this past year. We met both of them at the BSC. Both of these young ladies are being discipled weekly and it's such a blessing to see them grow in their faith.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Let the Crazy Summer Begin!
My third summer in Thailand is approaching and this one is likely to be the busiest yet. 8 American University students will be arriving here next Friday evening. We are all looking forward to their arrival! What makes this summer different than the other 2 is that I will be in charge of them. My supervisor and his family will be going stateside in 3 days so i will be overseeing everything throughout the summer!
We already have a skeletal calendar for the whole summer with lots of fun events planned. Another thing that will be different this summer is that we will mainly be focusing our ministry at the BSC (Baptist Student Center). We will go to Sripatum University only 1 day a week and to Chula university 1 day a week. We will be spending every evening teaching English classes and Bible/English classes at the BSC.
I am already very busy because the 7 week term at the BSC has already started so I am currently teaching 3 English classes (M,T,W) and 1 Bible/English class (Thursday). The summer team students will be taking on some of these responsibilities once they arrive but for now i am busy teaching. I am a teacher by nature so it's not too difficult and I love doing it!
My favorite part is still teaching my Thursday night English/Bible class. I know I have written about it many times on my blog but I still am in awe of how the Lord has used this class to reach people. I first started teaching this class in January with only 2 people attending. That first 7 week term the most I ever had was 5 people on a Thursday night. Then the 2nd term started and the most I had in one night was about 16 and the smallest Thursday night group I had that term was 9. Wow, what a change! I am currently in my 3rd term teaching this class and it is still going very well. 5 of the students that studied the very 1st term are still studying with me on Thursdays. Since I use chronological Bible storying they have gone from Jesus birth all the way to tonight studying about when Jesus ascended into Heaven after being on earth for 40 days after His resurrection.
I know I don't update often on my blog but if you notice even a longer period of time passing by you will know why......the crazy summer has begun!
We already have a skeletal calendar for the whole summer with lots of fun events planned. Another thing that will be different this summer is that we will mainly be focusing our ministry at the BSC (Baptist Student Center). We will go to Sripatum University only 1 day a week and to Chula university 1 day a week. We will be spending every evening teaching English classes and Bible/English classes at the BSC.
I am already very busy because the 7 week term at the BSC has already started so I am currently teaching 3 English classes (M,T,W) and 1 Bible/English class (Thursday). The summer team students will be taking on some of these responsibilities once they arrive but for now i am busy teaching. I am a teacher by nature so it's not too difficult and I love doing it!
My favorite part is still teaching my Thursday night English/Bible class. I know I have written about it many times on my blog but I still am in awe of how the Lord has used this class to reach people. I first started teaching this class in January with only 2 people attending. That first 7 week term the most I ever had was 5 people on a Thursday night. Then the 2nd term started and the most I had in one night was about 16 and the smallest Thursday night group I had that term was 9. Wow, what a change! I am currently in my 3rd term teaching this class and it is still going very well. 5 of the students that studied the very 1st term are still studying with me on Thursdays. Since I use chronological Bible storying they have gone from Jesus birth all the way to tonight studying about when Jesus ascended into Heaven after being on earth for 40 days after His resurrection.
I know I don't update often on my blog but if you notice even a longer period of time passing by you will know why......the crazy summer has begun!
Friday, May 13, 2011
My Journey to China
This month I got to go on a very special trip. May 1-10 I went to Beijing, China. My mom met me there for a 10 day journey. I have always wanted to walk on the GREAT WALL and I finally got to do it!!!
After living on this side of the world (Asia) for over 2 years I see lots of things differently. Thai people and Chinese people are so very very different! Actually almost everything about the 2 cultures are different. I am going to write down some interesting things that I observed and felt in China.
*The Chinese language sounds like people are always yelling at each other. They speak very loudly.
*Chinese food in China is absolutely NOTHING like Chinese food in America!! If you love Chinese food in America don't assume that you will like Chinese food in China. I really didn't like the food that much.
*China has some amazing ancient history (The Great Wall, The Forbidden City, etc.) I loved seeing everything
*China is very advanced despite what many may think. There are many shopping malls and nice hotels there.
*Chinese toddlers wear pants with a big slit in the back and sometimes wear underwear under that with the same slit. The first child I saw with this on I just figured they were poor and the pants were ripped but NOPE. The pants come that way and it's because the child can just squat and go to the bathroom anywhere at anytime. They are definitely potty trained way earlier than American children. I wanted to get a good photo of this but it didn't happen.
*China was a lot more expensive than I expected. The food was not cheap like Thailand. I am so happy to be back in Bangkok where I can eat delicious food for $1.00-$2.00
*The traffic makes perfect sense and is organized to an extent. There is a special lane for bicycles and they have many bicycles there. I was very surprised that it was much better and safer than Thailand. You still have to be very careful but safer than Thailand.
*The GREAT WALL is the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I used to teach my 2nd graders about it in Virginia so it was extra special to be able to walk on it. I wanted to walk all day but the tour was limited so I had to settle for just 2 hours. This was definitely my favorite part of the trip.
It was a fun journey and extra special because I got to do it with my mom. I think we saw almost everything there is to see in Beijing within 10 days! Making the most of the time given!
After living on this side of the world (Asia) for over 2 years I see lots of things differently. Thai people and Chinese people are so very very different! Actually almost everything about the 2 cultures are different. I am going to write down some interesting things that I observed and felt in China.
*The Chinese language sounds like people are always yelling at each other. They speak very loudly.
*Chinese food in China is absolutely NOTHING like Chinese food in America!! If you love Chinese food in America don't assume that you will like Chinese food in China. I really didn't like the food that much.
*China has some amazing ancient history (The Great Wall, The Forbidden City, etc.) I loved seeing everything
*China is very advanced despite what many may think. There are many shopping malls and nice hotels there.
*Chinese toddlers wear pants with a big slit in the back and sometimes wear underwear under that with the same slit. The first child I saw with this on I just figured they were poor and the pants were ripped but NOPE. The pants come that way and it's because the child can just squat and go to the bathroom anywhere at anytime. They are definitely potty trained way earlier than American children. I wanted to get a good photo of this but it didn't happen.
*China was a lot more expensive than I expected. The food was not cheap like Thailand. I am so happy to be back in Bangkok where I can eat delicious food for $1.00-$2.00
*The traffic makes perfect sense and is organized to an extent. There is a special lane for bicycles and they have many bicycles there. I was very surprised that it was much better and safer than Thailand. You still have to be very careful but safer than Thailand.
*The GREAT WALL is the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I used to teach my 2nd graders about it in Virginia so it was extra special to be able to walk on it. I wanted to walk all day but the tour was limited so I had to settle for just 2 hours. This was definitely my favorite part of the trip.
It was a fun journey and extra special because I got to do it with my mom. I think we saw almost everything there is to see in Beijing within 10 days! Making the most of the time given!
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